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**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-suspect-someone-is-trying-to-scam-me-but-its-weird/784430 "2017-05-12T18:25:04Z")
I apologize for the long post, but that’s what it take to describe the situation. Back at the beginning of March I was contacted by a contracting agency about possible full time web development work. It’s actually a con… --- ## [AMA - Ask A Former Jehovah's Witness About Life Before Or After](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-ask-a-former-jehovahs-witness-about-life-before-or-after/767744)
**Author:** [@justanothermike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justanothermike)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ama-ask-a-former-jehovahs-witness-about-life-before-or-after/767744 "2017-06-23T02:26:54Z")
At the behest of another member here I’m putting up an “ask me anything” thread here. Just last year, at the age of 38 years old, I left the religion (I would now call it a cult) of Jehovah’s Witnesses voluntarily. Man… --- ## [Anyone have experience with Whole Body Vibration (WBV)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-whole-body-vibration-wbv/620581)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-experience-with-whole-body-vibration-wbv/620581 "2012-12-27T22:42:59Z")
Saw a kiosk in the mall today for Zaaz Studios, and they advertise that 10 minutes on their Whole Body Vibration machine is worth 1 hour in the gym. Doesn’t pass the smell test, as in too good to be true, but I wondered… --- ## [how were slaves "bred"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-slaves-bred/139794)
**Author:** [@Pantone\_Swatchbook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pantone_Swatchbook)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-slaves-bred/139794 "2014-08-13T20:42:41Z")
inspired by the other thread about slaves: As I understand it, American slaves of African origin were bred according to excellent physical characteristics - strength, durability, health - but what practices did slaveown… --- ## [Kanicbird. Yeah, It's probably pointless, but..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanicbird-yeah-its-probably-pointless-but/483711)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 459\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanicbird-yeah-its-probably-pointless-but/483711 "2009-02-18T21:00:55Z")
Originally posted by Kanicbird in THIS thread. You are fucking tool, and an example of everything that is insane about your fucked up religion. It is solely the existence of people like you that has retarded the advan… --- ## [Europe has become far too liberal, and now it's destroying the entire continent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europe-has-become-far-too-liberal-and-now-its-destroying-the-entire-continent/579045)
**Author:** [@samusaran253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samusaran253)\ **Replies:** 340\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europe-has-become-far-too-liberal-and-now-its-destroying-the-entire-continent/579045 "2011-04-21T04:27:23Z")
The Euro has failed. They have banned guns in most countries. They have socialist “universal” healthcare, they have driven away almost all major corporations, they have created an unfriendly market for the private sector… --- ## [Attack of the Crazy Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-crazy-woman/429305)
**Author:** [@justanoldvet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justanoldvet)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-of-the-crazy-woman/429305 "2007-12-13T20:51:00Z")
Three little boys ages…say, estimated 12, 10, 9 were one their way home from school and walk past the house. Every day they bang on the windows, making Phantom and Max ( our dogs ) bark. Also, they play in the yard , ha… --- ## [It's Moanday Somewhere - A MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-moanday-somewhere-a-mmp/692514)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-moanday-somewhere-a-mmp/692514 "2014-07-14T03:17:38Z")
Well, back to work in 12 hours. It still feel weird having more than 1 day off in a row, or even having a holiday off. Cone Dog was grateful for the time with his human, though. Of course I don’t have vacation time yet… --- ## [Re-watching Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-watching-friends/712251 "2026-05-11T18:56:21Z")
I have gone through the first four seasons of Friends on Netflix the last couple of weeks for the first time since the DVDs came out which was probably around ten years ago. A few observations: It is generally well pre… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.03 "Hazard Pay" 7/29/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-03-hazard-pay-7-29-12/629806)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-03-hazard-pay-7-29-12/629806 "2012-08-06T17:01:40Z")
Thread was late, sorry. --- ## [Official 2018 Midterm Election Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2018-midterm-election-contest/807125)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2018-midterm-election-contest/807125 "2018-11-27T22:44:31Z")
Hello and welcome to the 2018 SDMB Election contest. I’m your moderator, Jonathan Chance, and I’ll be here for all of your moderating needs as we build to a wacky, crazy election cycle. You can see our previous electio… --- ## [The right to bear arms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-to-bear-arms/780056)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-to-bear-arms/780056 "2017-03-13T21:45:47Z")
This was prompted by a PBS show on Ruby Ridge. Americans have the right to bear arms, but I see nothing in the Constitution that determines what arms are allowed, restricted, or inhibited. For example (A) why is a sawed… --- ## [I can has Neanderthal genes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-has-neanderthal-genes/538552)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-has-neanderthal-genes/538552 "2010-05-12T03:10:24Z")
We’ve bounced back and forth between thinking early Modern Humans and Neanderthals either did or did not interbreed (and produce fertile offspring). So the latest study says we did. Question, and I’m hoping to get inpu… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - April, 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-april-2014/685027)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-april-2014/685027 "2014-05-07T15:13:54Z")
Hello, everyone - welcome to April. Winter is slowly retreating in my part of the world; today was warm enough to read on the front porch without six protective layers. Let’s see - since the last thread, I finished ‘A … --- ## [Airliner shot down over Ukraine - what happens next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airliner-shot-down-over-ukraine-what-happens-next/693397)
**Author:** [@filmstar-en](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmstar-en)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airliner-shot-down-over-ukraine-what-happens-next/693397 "2014-07-29T00:33:53Z")
Malaysia Airlines MH17 flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down in the same rebel occupied area where two Ukranian airforce planes were shot down in the few days. The pro-Russian rebels are denying responsi… --- ## [Erin Andrews is awarded 55 million by jury.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-andrews-is-awarded-55-million-by-jury/748244)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erin-andrews-is-awarded-55-million-by-jury/748244 "2016-03-19T21:57:49Z")
I’m beyond surprised. Shocked. Hotels routinely grant guest’s requests for specific room. Many people that travel a lot have a room they prefer. How was the hotel supposed to know they had a minor celebrity in the other… --- ## [I found a lump in my scrotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lump-in-my-scrotum/39209)
**Author:** [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2000, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-lump-in-my-scrotum/39209 "2000-11-10T03:53:22Z")
Hope you find the title graphic enough. I’m about to get even more so. I was scratching my balls while watching TV this evening, when I noticed a slight… ache. I started feeling around my scrotum, and noticed a lump the… --- ## [MLB: March/April 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2012/617055)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-march-april-2012/617055 "2012-05-02T01:26:16Z")
One game down, 2,429 to go. I realize the pre-season is still going on for most teams, but we may as well get this show on the road. Pujols and Fielder and Reyes are settling into their new homes, Dodger fans are waking… --- ## [What difference would it make if Atheist ruled the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-difference-would-it-make-if-atheist-ruled-the-world/670188)
**Author:** [@Mickiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mickiel)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-difference-would-it-make-if-atheist-ruled-the-world/670188 "2013-10-03T18:48:10Z")
After experiencing doing one thread here, I came away from that experience with a curiosity about Atheism, because it seems to be a lot of Atheist here. I have never posted on a dominant Atheist site , or should I say a … --- ## [Men who think pregnant women are gross](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-think-pregnant-women-are-gross/494978)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-think-pregnant-women-are-gross/494978 "2013-06-02T15:56:23Z")
Just curious is this is a widespread feeling. The reason the topic came up is that I was at a restaurant with a female friend the other day and we were waited on by a quite pregnant woman. She had on a big, loose shirt… --- ## [Best way to cut thick metal pipe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-cut-thick-metal-pipe/655608)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-cut-thick-metal-pipe/655608 "2019-03-07T18:10:35Z")
What’s the best way to cut thick metal pipe, say 2-3", without getting into anything too exotic like acetylene torches. I tried a Sawzall with a metal blade, and it worked, but it wore out the blade with one pass and bla… --- ## [Birthing at home: Getting over the fear.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthing-at-home-getting-over-the-fear/584990)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birthing-at-home-getting-over-the-fear/584990 "2011-06-21T03:57:49Z")
Mrs.P and I have hired our midwife and have set-up everything for an amazing, healthy, happy, relaxed birth at home. We find two different reactions when we are talking about this with friends: Oh Gawd! I could never … --- ## [\[GAME\] Answer to Ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-answer-to-ask/653793)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-answer-to-ask/653793 "2015-01-03T03:40:49Z")
Basically this is a little bit like Truth or Dare, except there’s no dare. Basically, I will start by asking people to share something embarrassing/personal about themselves (you can do this by simply asking a question … --- ## [Ebonics: a bad idea becomes a horrible reality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebonics-a-bad-idea-becomes-a-horrible-reality/313062)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 597\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebonics-a-bad-idea-becomes-a-horrible-reality/313062 "2005-08-02T18:35:18Z")
I just read in the San Bernardino News that ebonics is not only back on the table, but is being instituted. The impetus is unfortunate fact thet the blacks in the area do not do well in school and don’t go to college. S… --- ## [Mitch McConnell falls twice in Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937)
**Author:** [@mozchron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mozchron)\ **Replies:** 1047\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-falls-twice-in-capitol/1013937 "2026-09-26T01:05:14Z")
Hard to walk without a spine I suppose. Seriously. Fuck. That. Dood. --- ## [The Natsarim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-natsarim/641594)
**Author:** [@Bosstrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstrain)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-natsarim/641594 "2023-12-11T03:08:25Z")
Okay, so yeah, I felt the need to “witness”. I’m also wanting to know how much the Natsarim have grown and if there are any present on this forum. For those that don’t know what the Natsarim are, here is an extremely s… --- ## [Man of Steel - anyone seen it?(open spoilers after the first post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-anyone-seen-it-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/660764)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-anyone-seen-it-open-spoilers-after-the-first-post/660764 "2014-04-24T23:28:05Z")
The reviews are coming in and while not perfect, it is getting very strong reviews. I’m looking forward to this one, but probably won’t see it for a little bit, still. Has anyone seen it yet? Thoughts? I guess we can s… --- ## [Opposition to the wall - moral, financial, practical, or otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposition-to-the-wall-moral-financial-practical-or-otherwise/828420)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opposition-to-the-wall-moral-financial-practical-or-otherwise/828420 "2022-07-16T14:43:44Z")
I don’t see how the objection to the wall can be framed in purely financial terms - although $5 billion sounds like a lot, it is tiny compared to the federal budget (indeed, the government was shut down for 32 days and t… --- ## [Nude swimming lessons at the Y?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-swimming-lessons-at-the-y/498279)
**Author:** [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-swimming-lessons-at-the-y/498279 "2012-08-03T14:45:09Z")
Apparently, swimming lessons were given at the YMCA - back in the day - with both instructor(s) and class in the nude. I don’t know why they wouldn’t wear bathing suits. It seems very strange to me, and I hope that does… --- ## [World Cup qualification matches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-qualification-matches/654036)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-qualification-matches/654036 "2013-12-11T17:33:06Z")
The USA is now second in our group, having won a really remarkable match against Costa Rica in a fucking blizzard\* on Friday. Tonight is a huge match away against Mexico. I think we’ve never beaten them in Mexico City in… --- ## [Explain fascism please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-fascism-please/547065)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-fascism-please/547065 "2010-07-22T05:18:26Z")
Can you explain fascism? I just don’t understand what it means as a coherent ideology. I read the Wiki article, which was very long winded, but I am no closer to understanding it. Here are some of my ideas of what I t… --- ## ["Black Brunch" protesting in "white spaces"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-brunch-protesting-in-white-spaces/709038)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-brunch-protesting-in-white-spaces/709038 "2015-01-17T23:50:48Z")
So now the latest from the Ferguson/NYC incidents is protest groups entering what they define as “white spaces” (fancy upscale Manhattan restaurants during brunch) and reading off the names of black people killed by cops… --- ## [A Spooky & Furry Critter MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-furry-critter-mmp/655734)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-spooky-furry-critter-mmp/655734 "2013-05-21T00:28:28Z")
Since we all spend a lot of time talking about our pets–sahdog, Taz Who Pees On Everything, OYKW (;))–I figured it was time we all showed them off. I’ll start. I don’t have a pet right now, except for the cave crickets … --- ## [Multiple Sclerosis - Liberation Treatment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-sclerosis-liberation-treatment/518519)
**Author:** [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiple-sclerosis-liberation-treatment/518519 "2013-04-04T14:56:32Z")
As reported on W5 last night. Link An Italian doctor figured out a link between blood flow in the brain and MS. All the people he has tested who have MS have constricted veins from their head. Essentially, this is lik… --- ## [Why do we spend money on NASA and space exploration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-spend-money-on-nasa-and-space-exploration/575142)
**Author:** [@Borzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Borzo)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-spend-money-on-nasa-and-space-exploration/575142 "2011-04-06T16:10:03Z")
I just read about the 450 million dollar Mercury satellite. I also read a bit about the tens of billions of dollars that go/went into the shuttle program. Why are we doing this? I would be lying if I said that I didn’t f… --- ## [What unshakable prejudices do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unshakable-prejudices-do-you-have/363351)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unshakable-prejudices-do-you-have/363351 "2008-06-30T21:09:57Z")
I’m talking about one where, no matter how hard you try, you can’t freaking imagine the complicated combination of circumstances that would lead you to even entertaining the theoretical possibility that there might be a … --- ## [A platonic date you wish weren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-platonic-date-you-wish-werent/630908)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-platonic-date-you-wish-werent/630908 "2012-10-29T05:19:20Z")
A female friend, whom I wish were more, has agreed to accompany me to my sister’s wedding “as my friend”. Any advice on how to tread the line she has set up? --- ## [Relationship between frequency and bandwidth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-between-frequency-and-bandwidth/602331)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-between-frequency-and-bandwidth/602331 "2015-01-30T06:48:48Z")
I suppose this is two questions in one. First, why are higher frequencies on the electromagnetic spectrum associated with higher bandwidth? Second, is “bandwidth” essentially a construction of the regulatory bodies? And … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 2.11 "Judge, Jury, Executioner" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-11-judge-jury-executioner-open-spoilers/614768)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-11-judge-jury-executioner-open-spoilers/614768 "2012-03-11T17:53:05Z")
Only three more episodes left. Will tonight’s episode be the one where the thing happened that AMC accidently revealed? Will the gang be leaving the farm by season’s end? --- ## [McCain suspends campaign, asks Obama to do the same. What?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-suspends-campaign-asks-obama-to-do-the-same-what/465040)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 398\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-suspends-campaign-asks-obama-to-do-the-same-what/465040 "2008-09-26T17:12:10Z")
CNN just texted and emailed me with this little gem: Not to be a jerk, but I already invited people over, cleaned the house, bought the chips and dip and with the economy the way it is, I’d hate for all of that onion d… --- ## [PC Gaming general discussion (Gaming PCs, game sales, news, etc...)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-general-discussion-gaming-pcs-game-sales-news-etc/952885)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 722\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-general-discussion-gaming-pcs-game-sales-news-etc/952885 "2026-10-29T06:05:59Z")
God of War is coming to PC in January. I personally can’t wait, though I hope my scrotty 1050 ti can handle it. Steam lists it for pre-order for $50, and says it needs 80 GB drive space. No other system requirements list… --- ## [Read/Unread timer resetting c. 5 minutes into a session](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-unread-timer-resetting-c-5-minutes-into-a-session/646423)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/read-unread-timer-resetting-c-5-minutes-into-a-session/646423 "2013-10-28T06:56:49Z")
I have had this happen only intermittently over the years, but now this makes like 3-4 times in the space of a week. Wiping all threads down to read means I have to manually hunt for the last time I was here, which is a… --- ## [Removing a gmail account from a specific computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-gmail-account-from-a-specific-computer/664784)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-gmail-account-from-a-specific-computer/664784 "2013-07-30T04:32:02Z")
I need to fix my wife’s laptop so that extraneous gmail accounts are not available. Is there any way, once a specific gmail account has been enabled on the computer, to instruct the computer to stop accessing that accoun… --- ## [Do testes hang lower with age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-testes-hang-lower-with-age/254303)
**Author:** [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-testes-hang-lower-with-age/254303 "2017-11-14T12:58:11Z")
I was in the gym the other day and saw an older man going to the shower and noticed that his scrotum was hanging VERY low, maybe about 6-8" down. Grossed out, but wondering, I realized that I’d seen a couple of other ol… --- ## [What happens to Jews in prison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-jews-in-prison/455263)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-jews-in-prison/455263 "2015-12-31T06:39:19Z")
I’m under the impression that prisons often have neo-Nazi gangs and that white prisoners join them not out of actual racism, but simply to be protected from the black gangs. I have no idea how racist these Nazi prison ga… --- ## [No Sensation of Falling 38K Feet in 3.5 Minutes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sensation-of-falling-38k-feet-in-3-5-minutes/583499)
**Author:** [@minkyhaha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minkyhaha)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sensation-of-falling-38k-feet-in-3-5-minutes/583499 "2011-06-06T12:02:24Z")
This article in WAPO and presumeably others elsewhere relates that the passengers in Air France 447 didn’t know they were flying into the sea since there was not some kind of announcement from the cockpit. Did the airsp… --- ## [Most sexist musical act that's considered "great"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-sexist-musical-act-thats-considered-great/691110)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-sexist-musical-act-thats-considered-great/691110 "2014-07-13T10:05:56Z")
Just got the reissues of the first 3 Led Zeppelin albums - never really been a big fan, but wanted to hear how they sounded. While listening to them, I was struck by how sexist the lyrics were (any time a singer addresse… --- ## [How long could a domestic cat survive in the wild?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-domestic-cat-survive-in-the-wild/598246)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-domestic-cat-survive-in-the-wild/598246 "2011-10-06T15:42:48Z")
There’s an older thread posing this question but it was mostly about a cat just left out. Obviously in an urban/suburban environment a cat could get taken in, be fed by strangers, get picked up by animal control, or sur… --- ## [Pitting iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-iiandyiiii/760781)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2016, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-iiandyiiii/760781 "2016-08-05T13:30:16Z")
every post I make, this guy almost follows me, but also he defends anything and everything Obama and of the official Democratic Party. He’s one of those who says that calling Obama “polarizing” is “racist.” Tries to use … --- ## [Which TV episode made you laugh so hard that you cried and what scene was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-episode-made-you-laugh-so-hard-that-you-cried-and-what-scene-was-it/634449)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-episode-made-you-laugh-so-hard-that-you-cried-and-what-scene-was-it/634449 "2012-09-24T10:21:14Z")
I’ll start. Gomer Pyle USMC (Sgt. Hacker bets Sgt. Carter $50 that Carter can’t go for 24 hours without blowing his top. Sgt. Carter’s trip to the mountains had me in tears) The Honeymooners (The climax of “The $99,0… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=94&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=96&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)